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the obama administration. if they did not agree to rejecting the turkish/brazilian deal and by that forgoing the u.n. security council sanctions, then congress would pass its own sanctions, and that would have created a significant conflict between the states permanent five at the u.n. security council. and keeping a unity within the p5 against iran was a very central objective of the obama administration. congress would have destroyed that unity and instead iran would once again be able to take advantage of the fissures between the p5 members. but he also showed that political space for diplomacy as the obama administration from the outset knew was limited, could not grow on its own. one of the biggest mistakes in my assessment that the obama administration did was that it never actively went out to really argue for diplomacy and create political space for it. make a comparison between what bush was doing and what obama didn't do. the bush -- president bush gave, i think, about 16 speeches, major speeches in
the obama administration. if they did not agree to rejecting the turkish/brazilian deal and by that forgoing the u.n. security council sanctions, then congress would pass its own sanctions, and that would have created a significant conflict between the states permanent five at the u.n. security council. and keeping a unity within the p5 against iran was a very central objective of the obama administration. congress would have destroyed that unity and instead iran would once again be able to...
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today's action follows numerous bilateral efforts by the obama administration to persuade china to take strong steps to address the excess capacity situation in its aluminum sector. those of you who have been following along know this is the 16th trade enforcement challenge the obama administration has launched against mine by the wto. it's a demonstration of our commitment to hold china to its trade obligations. of course the incoming administration has spoken forcefully about their commitment to standing up for the united states when it comes to global trade. the incoming administration has suggested they will administrate consider imposing high tariffs and build a wall in ways that economists have said would be damaging to workers, us workers, bad for us businesses, bad for us entrepreneurs, bad for the broader american economy and bad for the american college graduates that are entering the workforce. the obama administration has taken a different approach and as i have on a number of policies , we would invite you to as you consider the policies put forward by the incoming administ
today's action follows numerous bilateral efforts by the obama administration to persuade china to take strong steps to address the excess capacity situation in its aluminum sector. those of you who have been following along know this is the 16th trade enforcement challenge the obama administration has launched against mine by the wto. it's a demonstration of our commitment to hold china to its trade obligations. of course the incoming administration has spoken forcefully about their commitment...
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the obama administration has ended up being transparently lawless. madam president, today i have discussed only five examples of the administration's lawlessness in implementing obamacare. i will save for another day the significant legal concerns surrounding this administration's abuse of handling of high-risk pools, its actions involving the small business exchange, its sweetheart deals granting unauthorized exemptions for labor unions and many other similarly problematic actions, but even in the five examples i have mentioned today, the overriding point is clear. the tenure of president obama has amounted to an unmistakable pattern of executive abuse. time and again, his administration has flouted its constitutional responsibilities, exceeded its legitimate authority, ignored the act of law and sought to escape any accountability for its executive overreach. madam president, such executive branch abuse cannot stand. whether republican or democrat, each of us has a sworn obligation to defend the constitution, and each of us has the responsibility t
the obama administration has ended up being transparently lawless. madam president, today i have discussed only five examples of the administration's lawlessness in implementing obamacare. i will save for another day the significant legal concerns surrounding this administration's abuse of handling of high-risk pools, its actions involving the small business exchange, its sweetheart deals granting unauthorized exemptions for labor unions and many other similarly problematic actions, but even in...
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and finally on terms of the obama administration, again without making too much of it, the obama administration faces something of a bush or the republican administration's bill face and i think the most acute form we have seen in recent years, or ever in the democratic party, he has a party that is deeply split on trade and globalization issues. i want to point out to you that last week 104 democrats in the house signed on to a bill that really called for a total revamp yet u.s. trade policy and stopping and going back and looking at fda's before going forward. now, i understand, you know, congressman can sign built and doesn't cost them anything but i think it is an importance of what the obama administration will face. in that regard let me shift from their to the regional questions, but before i do so, a place where it's going to come to trade policy and certainly will be to the floor in the administration when it besides do so, go forward with regional initiatives. and that is the pressure to increase the u.s. demand in terms of labor and the environment. the most recent demand in the hous
and finally on terms of the obama administration, again without making too much of it, the obama administration faces something of a bush or the republican administration's bill face and i think the most acute form we have seen in recent years, or ever in the democratic party, he has a party that is deeply split on trade and globalization issues. i want to point out to you that last week 104 democrats in the house signed on to a bill that really called for a total revamp yet u.s. trade policy...
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this is an agreement that was reache by the obama administration. it was voted on after the fact by andctlly a majority of members of the house and senate chose to the agreement, but not enough to be able to stop it. so it went into effect and it has gotten some plays a the president has pulled out the united s involvement in that agreement. what i'm going to talk about this ening is new information that has come from the permanent subcommittee on investigations, which i chair. we began an investigation into one aspect of this agreement nearly two years ago, and it was based on information we received that despite the obama administration's claims to the contrary, there may have been some undisclosed arrangement with iran to grant them access to the u.s. financial system. the deal went like this, in exchange toran ain to certain limitatio regarding its nuclear arsenal,ncding enrisching uranium, the united nations security counsel would -- council lift some sanctionon iran. as part of that agreement, which included ongoing deadlines that need it had
this is an agreement that was reache by the obama administration. it was voted on after the fact by andctlly a majority of members of the house and senate chose to the agreement, but not enough to be able to stop it. so it went into effect and it has gotten some plays a the president has pulled out the united s involvement in that agreement. what i'm going to talk about this ening is new information that has come from the permanent subcommittee on investigations, which i chair. we began an...
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the obama administration was just getting going on that. we were very much in early days during the obama years creating a broad international coalition around certain principles and goals seem to be the next step, but that hasn't really been taken up. what we have seen is very particular steps aimed at chinese companies for instance that provide the telecom services. they are getting the companies out of the systems and the u.s. telecoms. to make sure that is adequately funded and a billion available for it and it will cost at least twice that much for the areas to replace their equipment. it's been a very company specific get china out of here policy rather than a policy where we engage with our friends to try to create a very durable system of global security and use that to contrive the adversaries charlie mitchell author of this book cyber in the age of trump. in your book, mr. mitchell, you write the ubiquity might make cooperation between the u.s. and china conceivable, plus president trump and the chinese president form a something
the obama administration was just getting going on that. we were very much in early days during the obama years creating a broad international coalition around certain principles and goals seem to be the next step, but that hasn't really been taken up. what we have seen is very particular steps aimed at chinese companies for instance that provide the telecom services. they are getting the companies out of the systems and the u.s. telecoms. to make sure that is adequately funded and a billion...
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" the first historical assessment of the obama administration. so pull together the riders for this without obama administration legacy to analyze what that may be? >> and with that chapter i want the historians to think about the presidency. and then to be unprecedented and then to come to the presidency and then it gets you out of that context and with a historian of race relations. and then to tackle the question what the administration tried to do on the issue of institutional racism. and what is the legacy. >> you mention the challenges of the obama administration and without congressional party that in the book they read obama could never figure out a way that legislative branch since the 1994 electionse and then winning control of the majority for the first time in 40 years. how do you think obama's effort efforts. >> george w. bush obviously with the polarization of both parties and within a party so obviously the current presidency is different but and then in the senate and then dealing with a republican party that really doesn't have t
" the first historical assessment of the obama administration. so pull together the riders for this without obama administration legacy to analyze what that may be? >> and with that chapter i want the historians to think about the presidency. and then to be unprecedented and then to come to the presidency and then it gets you out of that context and with a historian of race relations. and then to tackle the question what the administration tried to do on the issue of institutional...
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the money m was dispersed over both the bush and obama administration's. when the conditions the obama administration required was both gmac i should go through bankruptcy part of that the administration forced the marriage of fiat chrysler the italian auto company to control of question but had to meet benchmarks to get certain% stakes sticks of ownership in the o company. the biggest issue was in order to do this very fast restructuring it required that taxpayers to swap big chunks especially in the use of gm the loans for stock in the new company. the government came in with a huge amount of cash and said to the bankruptcy court, either agree to our deal, we will buy the company in essence, taxpayers will bite and we will basically did what creditors would pay because with so much money. u.s. tax biscay gm about $50 billion. canadian taxpayers about $10 billion. of that money taxpayers recovered about 40 billion. that's because the stock when taxpayers sold it was not worth as much as what taxpayers were owed. >> host: when did we sell that stock? do we
the money m was dispersed over both the bush and obama administration's. when the conditions the obama administration required was both gmac i should go through bankruptcy part of that the administration forced the marriage of fiat chrysler the italian auto company to control of question but had to meet benchmarks to get certain% stakes sticks of ownership in the o company. the biggest issue was in order to do this very fast restructuring it required that taxpayers to swap big chunks especially...
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here the obama administration arguments fail fail on the administration's own terms and in so doing demonstrate some disturbing trends at work within this administration. now, the obama administration has not advanced the notion that the transfer and release notification requirements are always unconstitutional. instead, the administration's been very careful to suggest that the notification requirements unconstitutionally encumbered the executive branch because of the specific circumstance at issue in the taliban five trade. and the general terms of the obama administration's rationale initially seemed potentially reasonable, that it feared sergeant bergdahl would be endangered unless the administration moved quickly or swiftly and secretly to make the trade, which compliance of with the notification requirement would have prevented the president from exercising his lawful authority to order the detainee swap. however, the logic of the administration's rationale falls apart under closer inspection of these two factors that it has citing as creating the special circumstances that justified disr
here the obama administration arguments fail fail on the administration's own terms and in so doing demonstrate some disturbing trends at work within this administration. now, the obama administration has not advanced the notion that the transfer and release notification requirements are always unconstitutional. instead, the administration's been very careful to suggest that the notification requirements unconstitutionally encumbered the executive branch because of the specific circumstance at...
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we covered it through the second obama administration into the trump administration, and a lot of the book, i wrote an earlier book called hacked which was about cyber during the obama years, and really the beginnings of a lot of this cyber policy. i i wanted to write a follow-upn how a new administration we treat this and that's what led to this book which just come up a little earlier this year. >> host: so when you look back at 2012 how was the sophistication of cyber and cybersecurity grown? >> guest: it was at a very low stage in 2012. there were a a number of people who were pretty savvy about it but with a congress in particular, the knowledge level was fairly low, and people were talking about we need to build walls that are a lot higher and all of this, and really didn't have a mindset around what the cyber challenge really required. that is grown and there's a lot more expertise and a lot more engagement in the executive branch as well. i think everybody was a little slow to come around to this. some of the really smart cyber thinkers out there, people like jeff moss who fou
we covered it through the second obama administration into the trump administration, and a lot of the book, i wrote an earlier book called hacked which was about cyber during the obama years, and really the beginnings of a lot of this cyber policy. i i wanted to write a follow-upn how a new administration we treat this and that's what led to this book which just come up a little earlier this year. >> host: so when you look back at 2012 how was the sophistication of cyber and cybersecurity...
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not just the obama administration but the impact, what reductions when obama and congress could not reach an agreement on deficit reduction. .. why should we be worried about reducing military spending. and why should we worry about this as an ongoing part of doing business and how the pentagon had to sustain forces. >> good question. one thing certainly is we have enjoyed its technological edge that that has slipped through espionage. we certainly see a rising threat from china and russia but looking long term we want to keep investing and with sequestration, the uncertainty in the environment has undermined what has been going on in the defense sector and in terms of ground forces there is a real concern we don't have enough, we of the world's only global power and part of the administration's approach, their view was we were going to get a lot of other countries to pick up the slack for us. nato tried to get as involved in afghanistan and they let establish nato defense spending is paltry and even though we cut our own spending they are not acting. we can't get the middle eastern count
not just the obama administration but the impact, what reductions when obama and congress could not reach an agreement on deficit reduction. .. why should we be worried about reducing military spending. and why should we worry about this as an ongoing part of doing business and how the pentagon had to sustain forces. >> good question. one thing certainly is we have enjoyed its technological edge that that has slipped through espionage. we certainly see a rising threat from china and...
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going into the obama administration itself, the obama administration argued in a brief to the supreme court -- sorry, they argued it before the supreme court after not mentioning it in their brief that churches and other religious institutions have no right to choose their own clergy, which was contrary to what every single district and appellate court. every single circuit had actually ruled on this. that is an idea that came out of radical legal feminism which argued, for example, the catholic church should be required to have female priests if that would otherwise discrimination laws, the religion clauses of the constitution shouldn't prevent it. and that is, indeed, somewhere, engen, where you can see the influence. that doesn't mean it's no influence. with regards to the affordable care act, it would be very difficult to write a book about the constitution of the obama administration without addressing the cases that everyone knows about as the most famous constitutional controversy of the obama administration. and it's actually what we call, i teach evidence also, we talk about
going into the obama administration itself, the obama administration argued in a brief to the supreme court -- sorry, they argued it before the supreme court after not mentioning it in their brief that churches and other religious institutions have no right to choose their own clergy, which was contrary to what every single district and appellate court. every single circuit had actually ruled on this. that is an idea that came out of radical legal feminism which argued, for example, the...
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stagnation has become the new normal for the obama administration. in addition to the lack of economic opportunity, families have had to show renewed burdens thanks to the obamacare administration. chief among these is obamacare, the president's health care law that failed to reduce the cost and ripped away millions of americans preferred plans and forced families on to insurance plans they don't want and can't afford, gives patients access to doctors and hospitals, increased taxes, and wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. then there are the burdensome regulations the obama administration imposed that made it more challenges for businesses large and small to grow and create jobs. the environmental agency p-- environmental protection agencies has implemented one damaging rule after another. from backdoor energy tax that hurts poor and working families the most to a new rule that would subject puddles in american's backyards to a complex array of burdensome and regulatory requirements. again and again, i have heard from south dakota ranch owners about
stagnation has become the new normal for the obama administration. in addition to the lack of economic opportunity, families have had to show renewed burdens thanks to the obamacare administration. chief among these is obamacare, the president's health care law that failed to reduce the cost and ripped away millions of americans preferred plans and forced families on to insurance plans they don't want and can't afford, gives patients access to doctors and hospitals, increased taxes, and wasted...
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madam president it reads like a guest list for an obama administration state dinner. it's not what you would expect to see from legitimate unmasking requests. but you have to wonder, why are these high ranking officials, including the vice-president of the united states unmasking the name of an american citizen in foreign intelligence on an eve of the inauguration of their successor? then u.n. ambassador powers submitted seven separate requests. director clapper, then director of the national intelligence submitted three. director brennan and secretary lu submitted two and somehow, somehow, i know this sounds strange working in washington d.c., somehow once general flynn's name was unmasked in response to 39 separate requests from obama era officials, that information was leaked to the press. in the intelligence community, intelligence is shared based on the need to know. what i want to know is what need did these 39 obama era officials have for this surveillance, which included the name of a u.s. citizen? i suspect, madam president, it was done because what naturally
madam president it reads like a guest list for an obama administration state dinner. it's not what you would expect to see from legitimate unmasking requests. but you have to wonder, why are these high ranking officials, including the vice-president of the united states unmasking the name of an american citizen in foreign intelligence on an eve of the inauguration of their successor? then u.n. ambassador powers submitted seven separate requests. director clapper, then director of the national...
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did anybody from the obama administration worn the trump administration coming in? >> not to my knowledge, north korea and michael flynn, but what i do know is the obama administration is during ventilators into the stockpile, in the waiting days of their administration. >> the president implied the federal tax cut, the president said should be part of the bill. he also indicated discussions for direct payment so you think they could do both? >> he has not indicated that there is a starter or nonstarter, he recorded some ideas he would like to see and i think he's looking closely at what we need to spend if it does occur on taxpayer dollars, he wants to move forward wisely i've not heard anything about a starter or nonstarter other than the hero's act which is certainly a nonstarter. >> against the u.s. supreme court decision, do think it's consistent with the president's beers? >> i'm not giving my personal views on anything. i'm proud of this administration which has been fair and equitable just to all americans and open to all americans. our views are consistent,
did anybody from the obama administration worn the trump administration coming in? >> not to my knowledge, north korea and michael flynn, but what i do know is the obama administration is during ventilators into the stockpile, in the waiting days of their administration. >> the president implied the federal tax cut, the president said should be part of the bill. he also indicated discussions for direct payment so you think they could do both? >> he has not indicated that there...
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funding that the obama administration and border experts continue to argue is a good idea. and essential idea. right here in the senate i'm sorry to say my democratic colleagues have fallen in line. based on their actions my colleagues across the aisle that for federal workers to keep going without pay rather than invest 11000th of federal spending into the same type of border security that they themselves voted repeatedly to fund the last two years. have a hard time believing every last one of our democratic colleagues really stands with speaker pelosi. that's hard to believe. is are to blame senate dedemocrats all their recent votes on border security were actually immoral it is better to keep the government shutdown then invest 11000th of federal spending that the obama administration bragged about building. so itt is hard for me to believe my distinguished colleaguesan are understandably very concerned with those circumstances with the federal workforce but to echo speaker pelosi's position then to work the white house to find a real compromise and reopen the government
funding that the obama administration and border experts continue to argue is a good idea. and essential idea. right here in the senate i'm sorry to say my democratic colleagues have fallen in line. based on their actions my colleagues across the aisle that for federal workers to keep going without pay rather than invest 11000th of federal spending into the same type of border security that they themselves voted repeatedly to fund the last two years. have a hard time believing every last one of...
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exercised and what the obama administration is unwilling to do. that's point number one in point number two that matters for purposes of what goes on in the executive branch. whether you feel constrained by treaty or international law and statute in constitutional constraints really plays it different -- the mattock role in how decisions are made. your book charlie demonstrates that in better than any single source i can think of in the third on to make his these issues for the future depend somewhat not only in times in what these menstruations executive branches have done but perhaps more partly how they are perceived and described in the press. if everyone goes around claiming there's an imperial presidency and the bush and obama administration are set to the same and the president ultimately can do whatever he or she wants without constraint i think that is corrosive. i think it leads to executive branch thinking where many officials within the executive branch is thinking there is this kind of liberty and expansive authority where there truly
exercised and what the obama administration is unwilling to do. that's point number one in point number two that matters for purposes of what goes on in the executive branch. whether you feel constrained by treaty or international law and statute in constitutional constraints really plays it different -- the mattock role in how decisions are made. your book charlie demonstrates that in better than any single source i can think of in the third on to make his these issues for the future depend...
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i find is questionable if the obama is administration is doing anything. i am not sure that the russians are at all in compliance with those only politically and not legally binding agreements. so the final one is william negotiate treaties on the basis that to anything that violates -- that violates your obligation to your allies. it seems to me that the obama administration is coming close to the line of throwing two important nato allies over board in order to achieve this so- called reset with the u.s.- russian relations. what is it that i think the of ministration should be focused on? fundamentally, we need to move in a direction of what we call a protect and defend it strategy. we talk about that in a background about establishing an arms control policy that is a tool in achieving this new approach that will be defensive. but what we need to do is the following. we need to not worry about the start deadline. i think the u.s. and russia can continue to make progress as we have been doing in recent years on reducing the number of nuclear warheads unde
i find is questionable if the obama is administration is doing anything. i am not sure that the russians are at all in compliance with those only politically and not legally binding agreements. so the final one is william negotiate treaties on the basis that to anything that violates -- that violates your obligation to your allies. it seems to me that the obama administration is coming close to the line of throwing two important nato allies over board in order to achieve this so- called reset...
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what is the obama administration's proposal? more or less stay the course. all the talk of the obama administration making significant cuts in the military, not really. i mean if we look over next 10 years, about 500, $600 billion but spread over 10 years and given inflation and so on, it is really not all that much in terms of
what is the obama administration's proposal? more or less stay the course. all the talk of the obama administration making significant cuts in the military, not really. i mean if we look over next 10 years, about 500, $600 billion but spread over 10 years and given inflation and so on, it is really not all that much in terms of
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administration is what we call evidence -- talking about how the obama administration came to be in the lawsuits over it is a way of giving the underlying background to why it became the later constitution never say in the book the aca was lawless although i do think it was unconstitutional and the way i interpret the constitution. i would say that the presence delays modifications and exemptions from obamacare are lawless. sy made the argument here. no one believes that. nicholas bailey wrote the best piece on this. he supports obamacare and he was against the congress clause challenge to the medicaid challenge and he says i have in the book via bob obama administration's policy based anxiety the pace at which the adc was abuzz going to affect. they were afraid of the consequences it would have been the elections. they were simple professions like that the "washington post" reported all sorts of regulations to go into effect before 2012 and 2014 and evisceration delayed them. baca -- they should and for popular lessons left of the elections. this has nothing to do with what the bus
administration is what we call evidence -- talking about how the obama administration came to be in the lawsuits over it is a way of giving the underlying background to why it became the later constitution never say in the book the aca was lawless although i do think it was unconstitutional and the way i interpret the constitution. i would say that the presence delays modifications and exemptions from obamacare are lawless. sy made the argument here. no one believes that. nicholas bailey wrote...
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the obama administration failed 2010. >> for obama's to become president? one thing i want to mention at the same time he gives for the iranian people for the new year at the same time you slap the people to say how many years they are saying shin? turkey and 20% in richmond, and also of fate except they go for the sanctions in the united nations. in my opinion i don't see at this point* anti-war stations but the sanctions a to the people not the government. you have to realize that. it is to get the people of iran. >> day-care. a couple of points to raise raise, one quick correction iranians were enriching at 20% with a renegotiating. starting february 2010. they said they would rather buy the fuel and make it themselves. with the indication they have no intent to go up that 20%. i ain't one could make the argument the obama administration should have done something beyond changing the tone. that is a iranians were successful to change their town but it is back to the hostile discourse as it was before the expectation u.s. sore iran gives a significant con
the obama administration failed 2010. >> for obama's to become president? one thing i want to mention at the same time he gives for the iranian people for the new year at the same time you slap the people to say how many years they are saying shin? turkey and 20% in richmond, and also of fate except they go for the sanctions in the united nations. in my opinion i don't see at this point* anti-war stations but the sanctions a to the people not the government. you have to realize that. it...
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administration which includes president obama himself. so let first talk about the problem. the trend of anker and-expand executive goes back to the presidency of head to door roosevelt. as presidential power pass grown, and even as the political divide continues to widen, the partisan political divide, one thing unites republican and democrat presidency and to curb the executive and restore to some degree the rule of law. these reforms unfortunately have been largely in effective. ... this is really may be the most unprecedented of things. that the obama administration has accomplished, the president himself and his advisor seemed to see there's nothing to be ashamed of. we don't go around congress but it is a way of governing, something to brag about. we can't wait says the president, we can't, we can't wait so i will just take my pen out sign it. obama believes there is some inherent virtue in the president ignoring the constitution's separation of power and the laws that are on the statue books in favor of presidential decree. as if p
administration which includes president obama himself. so let first talk about the problem. the trend of anker and-expand executive goes back to the presidency of head to door roosevelt. as presidential power pass grown, and even as the political divide continues to widen, the partisan political divide, one thing unites republican and democrat presidency and to curb the executive and restore to some degree the rule of law. these reforms unfortunately have been largely in effective. ... this is...
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>> guest: the obama administration came in split between two quite different camps. in the foreign policy. on the one hand you had a waive of people that i would describe typical describe liberal international. people believe in the mission of the u.n. to not just be the kind of diplomatic table where everybody negotiates and argues and debates and let's their views be known. something which is supposed to take on applicable governance and take on -- [inaudible] and we the united states have traditionally have been suspicious of that and lib call, conservative, it doesn't matter. rethe world's hedge we are not going exceed that authority to the united nations. there was a significant chunk of the incoming foreign policy establishment to obama administration that didn't lead this and saw this as a way forward. at the same time they were counter balanced off by a wing of the democratic party and the obama administration and i would say really by the secretary clinton. of new liberal realists who looked at the bush idealism. we caw it -- call it knew owe conservativism.
>> guest: the obama administration came in split between two quite different camps. in the foreign policy. on the one hand you had a waive of people that i would describe typical describe liberal international. people believe in the mission of the u.n. to not just be the kind of diplomatic table where everybody negotiates and argues and debates and let's their views be known. something which is supposed to take on applicable governance and take on -- [inaudible] and we the united states...
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the obama administration certainly did. so, the extreme ideologue so they issued marching orders to the universities that were claimed to be on title 9 dissemination in fact they were in a violation that is my interpretation that the five specific things were you must adopt the lowest possible burden of proof preponderance that means if it is a tossup we will put a feather on the side of the scale than he is guilty, period. a lot of colleges especially have previously had kind of been in between clear and convincing evidence. it doesn't quite a presumption of innocence or guilt all by itself but when combined with others, it is. no cross examination. then they upped the ante to if you allow cross-examination then you are violating it. just by doing that. >> you mean the accused person having the right to cross-examine. >> exactly. basically not only the accused person but nobody on the half, not a lawyer or a representative could cross-examine and generally cannot cross-examine any other witnesses either. taking that away i
the obama administration certainly did. so, the extreme ideologue so they issued marching orders to the universities that were claimed to be on title 9 dissemination in fact they were in a violation that is my interpretation that the five specific things were you must adopt the lowest possible burden of proof preponderance that means if it is a tossup we will put a feather on the side of the scale than he is guilty, period. a lot of colleges especially have previously had kind of been in...
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and then when the obama administration took office, president obama now famously disclosed the remaining documents that we've been litigate for olc memo the foundation for the cia's interrogation level. >> do you think you're out of business at that point? >> well, you know -- yes, sort of. yeah, you know, i -- i had i guess naively sort of very high hopes for the obama administration and on human rights and national security issues. and it was clear that we would have some sort of carryover litigation which was cleanup litigation from what had gone on previous eight years. but you know, for -- from my perpghtive the first few months of the obama administration were ready heavy times because the -- the torture memos were disclosed. everybody knows to deo vow torture and reverse screes city presums under the freedom of information act an now it will be a little bit easier to get information out of the government. he committed to close guantanamo, and you know some of the cases that have been litigating got sejts settled first few months after barack obama took office so been litigating tw
and then when the obama administration took office, president obama now famously disclosed the remaining documents that we've been litigate for olc memo the foundation for the cia's interrogation level. >> do you think you're out of business at that point? >> well, you know -- yes, sort of. yeah, you know, i -- i had i guess naively sort of very high hopes for the obama administration and on human rights and national security issues. and it was clear that we would have some sort of...
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the obama administration inexplicably characterized that instead as workplace violence. one of the thing i'm most proud about my tenure in the senate i introduced the legislation to mandate that the purple heart by awarded to those soldiers who were murdered. the obama pentagon fought tooth and nail against that legislation, yet i'm proud to say on the senate armed services committee i was able to earn the support of republicans and democrats. we pass evidence it into law in december and in april. i was at the ceremony where those purple hearts were awarded to each of the family members. i simply shocked their hand, looked them in the eyes and said, i'm sorry. i'm sorry it took five years. to acknowledge the sacrifice of your loved one. when it comes to speaking the truth, this administration does precisely the opposite. we have a president right now who at times operates as an apologist. for radical islamic terrorists. i don't use that word lightly. the word apologist has a very specific meaning. someone that gives a rationalization, justification, for the conduct. i wa
the obama administration inexplicably characterized that instead as workplace violence. one of the thing i'm most proud about my tenure in the senate i introduced the legislation to mandate that the purple heart by awarded to those soldiers who were murdered. the obama pentagon fought tooth and nail against that legislation, yet i'm proud to say on the senate armed services committee i was able to earn the support of republicans and democrats. we pass evidence it into law in december and in...
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the clinton administration did it, the obama administration certainly did it. the extreme ideologue, and republicans, and so they issued about a 19 page memo with a bunch of marching orders to the university which they claimed were based on title ix, sex discrimination. in fact, they were perversion and a violation of title ix, that's my interpretation, but the five specific things were you must adopt the lowest possible burden of proof, preponderance means if it's a tossup, put a feather on the women's side of the scales, the plaintiffs cited this government is guilty. a lot of colleges had previously had kind of an in between clear and convincing evidence, not the criminal standard. this loads the dice. it's not quite presumption of innocence, guilt all by itself but when you combine it with the others it is. no cross-examination. they made this kind of, they said you better not cross-examine in 2011 and in 2014 it up the ante to if you allow cross-examination then you're violating title ix may be just by doing that. >> host: you mean the accused person havin
the clinton administration did it, the obama administration certainly did it. the extreme ideologue, and republicans, and so they issued about a 19 page memo with a bunch of marching orders to the university which they claimed were based on title ix, sex discrimination. in fact, they were perversion and a violation of title ix, that's my interpretation, but the five specific things were you must adopt the lowest possible burden of proof, preponderance means if it's a tossup, put a feather on...
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as we enter the final year of the obama administration proof for all that there is indeed a god. [laughter] there is little hope that this president will rise to the challenge and a much greater likelihood that his successor will be dealing with an even more dangerous world than we face today. two key issues will demand the attention of our next president, keeping america safe at home and stronger abroad. ensuring both should be the basic responsibility and the first priority of any commander in chief. their recent terrorist attack on paris in san bernardino brought front and center the issue of radical islamic terrorism but the fact of the matter is problem had been festering unattended for the entire obama administration. for president obama however such issues are peripheral and best to his core progressive agenda, an agenda that appeases their enemies before actually defending the national security interest of our great country. while the president and the secretary of state have chosen to ignore the problem and to receive from global leadership terrorist groups like isis of
as we enter the final year of the obama administration proof for all that there is indeed a god. [laughter] there is little hope that this president will rise to the challenge and a much greater likelihood that his successor will be dealing with an even more dangerous world than we face today. two key issues will demand the attention of our next president, keeping america safe at home and stronger abroad. ensuring both should be the basic responsibility and the first priority of any commander...
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the banthen when the obama administration took office, president obama now famously disclosed that remaining document we have been litigating for, that had been the foundation for the cia. >> were you out of business at that point? >> sort of, yes. i had very high hopes for the obama administration and it was clear we would have a tv over litigation for would have gone n in the previous years. but from my perspective, the first few months were really in the heady times because the torture memos were disclosed. as everybody knows, one of the first acts was to disavow torture and reverse the transparency presumption. he committed to close guantÁnamo. some of the cases were settled in the first few months after president obama took office. the ideological exclusion cases were on behalf of the organizations for the cases were related to the scholars that have been excluded and both of them were settled and it was actually the state department under secretary clinton agreed to allow them to come back. so there were a lot of positive developments first few months of vendor for reasons many have d
the banthen when the obama administration took office, president obama now famously disclosed that remaining document we have been litigating for, that had been the foundation for the cia. >> were you out of business at that point? >> sort of, yes. i had very high hopes for the obama administration and it was clear we would have a tv over litigation for would have gone n in the previous years. but from my perspective, the first few months were really in the heady times because the...
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and to explore any possible policy changes that could result from a second obama administration or a first romney administration. joining us in our discussion is john kneuer. he used to be the administrator of telecommunications under the george w. bush administration and ed paisley is also with us a long time journalist. he's currently vice president for editorial for the center for american progresses action fund. and mr. paisley tbb we could start with you. how would you describe president obama's overall philosophy when it comes to tech and communications issues? >> guest: i would include tech communications in science. i think all three go together. i think it's -- one from the other or two from the other. the overall philosophy is trying to figure out the best way in which the federal government can work cooperatively with the private sector in improving u.s. competitiveness. and the administration did a number of different public private partnership in a lot of arena trying to boost our science and innovation capabilities. as a broad philosophical focus for what he thinks of a
and to explore any possible policy changes that could result from a second obama administration or a first romney administration. joining us in our discussion is john kneuer. he used to be the administrator of telecommunications under the george w. bush administration and ed paisley is also with us a long time journalist. he's currently vice president for editorial for the center for american progresses action fund. and mr. paisley tbb we could start with you. how would you describe president...
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you would the obama administration? who would have been notified before this proceeded? >> we did do the same thing. we went to the white house and notified the white house counsel about what we learned about general flynn. what would have been different with respect -- not sure why my light just went out but what is different is with respect to the interview of general flynn from a protocol standpoint i would have notified the white house counsel in advance. >> did anything like that happen here? was anyone on the trump team notified? >> the energy itself. that was one of my concerns about it, a protocol issue. >> that was certainly something that would have been an irregularity? you acknowledged the obama administration treated the incoming trump administration differently? then it would have the obama administration? >> we were working hard to make sure we did not treat them differently. >> i understand you are working hard to do that but that wasn't in fact the outcome, the protocol was different than ordinary proto
you would the obama administration? who would have been notified before this proceeded? >> we did do the same thing. we went to the white house and notified the white house counsel about what we learned about general flynn. what would have been different with respect -- not sure why my light just went out but what is different is with respect to the interview of general flynn from a protocol standpoint i would have notified the white house counsel in advance. >> did anything like...
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this is a position, by the way, which the obama administration has come to as well. today's paper, online -- "wall street journal," big front, page article why obama just doesn't seem to be getting a break. here he was, came into office hoping to promote more stability and peace around the world, wanting to built a new relationship with iran as a partner in the middle east, wanting to deal with climb change, wantings to restore normalizees relations with cuba and also to diem fa sites the role of america's military power and military presence around the world, and emphasizing instead diplomatic and economic engagement with the powers great and small that encompass the globe. yet, son of a gun, the article explains, despite obama's great hopes for this future, this bright new future around the world, instead what he has been hit with is the rise of russia, of china, as aggressive powers, in their respective regioned. the rise of isis this, disintegration of iraq, and the possible disintegration of afghanistan and what a shame it is and how frustrating it my be. our au
this is a position, by the way, which the obama administration has come to as well. today's paper, online -- "wall street journal," big front, page article why obama just doesn't seem to be getting a break. here he was, came into office hoping to promote more stability and peace around the world, wanting to built a new relationship with iran as a partner in the middle east, wanting to deal with climb change, wantings to restore normalizees relations with cuba and also to diem fa sites...
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these nearly 40 major regulations which were pushed through by the obama administration since election day would cost americans a projected $157 billion according to one report. fortunately with a new president, we now have the opportunity to give the american people relief and our economy a boost. one of the most important tools we have is the congressional review act which allows congress to provide relief from heavy handed regulations that hold our country back. the house just took an important step by sending us two pieces of legislation that will reassert congressional authority and make a real impact for the american people. one of those resolutions will address a regulation that puts u.s. companies at a competitive disadvantage to private and foreign companies. passing this resolution will allow the s.e.c. to go back to the drawing board so that we can promote transparency which is something we all want but to do so without giving giant foreign conglomerates a leg up over american workers. we'll take it up soon. the other resolution which we'll take up first will address an 11th
these nearly 40 major regulations which were pushed through by the obama administration since election day would cost americans a projected $157 billion according to one report. fortunately with a new president, we now have the opportunity to give the american people relief and our economy a boost. one of the most important tools we have is the congressional review act which allows congress to provide relief from heavy handed regulations that hold our country back. the house just took an...
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to undo the damage that the obama administration's overreach in a reasonable manner. for instance, obama's obama's s office of air and radiation was responsible for the regulatory scheme which threatened to push -- to punish coal families and ship middle-class jobs overseas. when administrator scott pruitt came to kentucky last month, he announced the official withdrawal of that rule. unlike the previous leadership of the e.p.a., administrator pruitt actually cared enough to come to my home state and hear directly from the men and women impacted by the agency's regulations. he is someone who will work with us to protect our environment and save kentucky families from harmful regulations. mr. wehrum will work with administrator pruitt to help continue this trend at the e.p.a. i look forward to the senate advancing his nomination. now on another matter, members of the senate are continuing to work hard to deliver much-needed tax reform for families and small businesses. yesterday senators, members of the administration, and tax reform advocates met here in the capitol t
to undo the damage that the obama administration's overreach in a reasonable manner. for instance, obama's obama's s office of air and radiation was responsible for the regulatory scheme which threatened to push -- to punish coal families and ship middle-class jobs overseas. when administrator scott pruitt came to kentucky last month, he announced the official withdrawal of that rule. unlike the previous leadership of the e.p.a., administrator pruitt actually cared enough to come to my home...
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what was your toughest choice during the obama administration? >> i mean, by definition the issues that came to my desk and therefore went on to the president's desk were the toughest issues. the easier ones got resolved at lower levels. i write about a number of issues we wrestled with in the obama administration and how we wrestled with them and i say in the book, the hardest collection or constellation of issues in my judgment and our time revolved around syria. and you know, there were different elements to those questions. should we fight isis? yes, that wasn't a hard one. should we use military force in response to the use of chemical weapons consistent with president obama's so-called red line without congressional authorization? the president decided not. but then negotiated the removal of the bulk of the chemical stock pile and its destruction. i dissented on that and i thought he should go ahead without congressional authorization and how we deliberated on that and really, the third and the hardest issue which we wrestled with for years
what was your toughest choice during the obama administration? >> i mean, by definition the issues that came to my desk and therefore went on to the president's desk were the toughest issues. the easier ones got resolved at lower levels. i write about a number of issues we wrestled with in the obama administration and how we wrestled with them and i say in the book, the hardest collection or constellation of issues in my judgment and our time revolved around syria. and you know, there...
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that is something the obama administration did not want to hear. [applause] >> so we've got, lots and lots of questions, which is good. let me just add before we get to these, we'll try to go through them pretty quickly, sort of current state of play on the bin laden documents. we'll touch on this in a little bit in the next discussion i have with michael anton, who is inside the nsc when these documents were finally released. the trump administration released these documents. in january of -- >> november 1st, 2017. >> november 1st, see tom knows these things. in january -- >> 2017. >> january 19th of 2017, the obama administration, these documents had not yet been released. the obama administration put out a press release, director of national intelligence, james clapper, put out a press release included couple dozen additional bin laden files. >> yeah. >> the press release declared that all of the files had been released. that was it. that is january 19th of 2017. >> hundreds of thousands of files had not been released. hundred of thousands. they
that is something the obama administration did not want to hear. [applause] >> so we've got, lots and lots of questions, which is good. let me just add before we get to these, we'll try to go through them pretty quickly, sort of current state of play on the bin laden documents. we'll touch on this in a little bit in the next discussion i have with michael anton, who is inside the nsc when these documents were finally released. the trump administration released these documents. in january...
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and what drove this episode in the obama administration. i want to open that up to everybody. >> first of all very important clarification i literally wrote the speech, it was not about afghanistan it was a were against al-qaeda. afghanistan future probably. it's totally fair. the reason is important is because it describes and informs the decision-making that he pursues because essentially he viewed afghanistan when we did the surge, by the way i did not think was the right thing to do at the time i was pretty young. looking back i don't think the surge at that level was the right decision. it's not me blanket defendingpl things. to understand what we did in afghanistan we had a review in the summer and fall of 2009 and peter whitley wrote the story, the first thing he decided in the review was our objective in afghanistan was to defeat al-qaeda, not to defeatn. the taliban. this was the central point of tension in terms of him putting limits on the surge, him setting a timeline because he was persuaded at that moment, we come into 2009 an
and what drove this episode in the obama administration. i want to open that up to everybody. >> first of all very important clarification i literally wrote the speech, it was not about afghanistan it was a were against al-qaeda. afghanistan future probably. it's totally fair. the reason is important is because it describes and informs the decision-making that he pursues because essentially he viewed afghanistan when we did the surge, by the way i did not think was the right thing to do...
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and the much larger bet that the obama administration has placed -- or higher priority the obama administration has placed on winning the war in afghanistan. and, therefore, the role the russians play in providing supply and transit of materials both lethal and nonlethal to our troops in theater. and the third is, of course, the nuclear security agenda, which without making progress with russia is impossible to move forward on. i think there's no question as we look at, you know, the 15 months or 14 months since the obama administration has taken power that the u.s./russian relationship has improved considerably. it improved from a very low point. it's a very low bar. in fact, if the relationship had not improved, which it was basically frozen at the end of the bush administration after the war in georgia, there was the danger literally of a new cold war. amongst the achievements one of them which is not talked about so much and maybe i should knock on wood when i talk about this is the fact that there has not been another war in georgia in the last year and a half since the war in august of 20
and the much larger bet that the obama administration has placed -- or higher priority the obama administration has placed on winning the war in afghanistan. and, therefore, the role the russians play in providing supply and transit of materials both lethal and nonlethal to our troops in theater. and the third is, of course, the nuclear security agenda, which without making progress with russia is impossible to move forward on. i think there's no question as we look at, you know, the 15 months...
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so the obama administration faced a real decision. should we detain the parents and release the child into hhs custody. they chose not to do that except in some situations where they felt that was a real family unit and those parents may be a danger to that child. you can see that the result of that basically, catch and release is what that resulted in. you can see the numbers started increasing prior it to president trump taking office. if you remember, president trump during his election made the open border, that catch and release a huge issue in the campaign. and so when he got elected, again, the world noticed. they felt there was going to be a real crackdown on illegal immigration, and they stopped coming. there was a huge reduction from the end of the obama administration to when president trump first took office. but unfortunately, the law didn't change. that flores reinterpretation stood. so president trump was faced with trying to figure out how can he utilize what laws exist and what authority he had, with no help from cong
so the obama administration faced a real decision. should we detain the parents and release the child into hhs custody. they chose not to do that except in some situations where they felt that was a real family unit and those parents may be a danger to that child. you can see that the result of that basically, catch and release is what that resulted in. you can see the numbers started increasing prior it to president trump taking office. if you remember, president trump during his election made...
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did the obama administration release this week? her answer: i don't know. i asked her, how many rapists did the obama administration release this week? her answer: i don't know. how many drunk drivers? i don't know. none of us should be satisfied with that answer. with a president and an administration that refuses to enforce the laws that is willfully and repeatedly releasing violent criminal illegal aliens into our communities and endangering the lives of our families and our children. and for every democratic senator this vote today is a simple decision, with whom do you stand? do you stand with the violent criminal illegal aliens who are being released over and over again because, mind you, a vote "no" is to say the next time, the next murderer like kate steinle's murderer comes in, we shouldn't have a mandatory five-year prison sentence, instead we should continue sanctuary cities that welcome and embrace them, until perhaps it is our family members that lose their lives. it is my hope that in this moment of clarity the democr
did the obama administration release this week? her answer: i don't know. i asked her, how many rapists did the obama administration release this week? her answer: i don't know. how many drunk drivers? i don't know. none of us should be satisfied with that answer. with a president and an administration that refuses to enforce the laws that is willfully and repeatedly releasing violent criminal illegal aliens into our communities and endangering the lives of our families and our children. and...
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what were you do if you were in the obama administration advising if the president of russia? >> guest: first of all we need to get the nuclear genie back in the bottle and you know reagan and gorbachev and the first bush administration we made great progress in reducing the threat of nuclear weapons, progress that has virtually stopped. i think it is close to in saying that the united states and russia still have over a thousand nuclear weapons, enough to destroy the world deployed, why? there's no reason why can see. it's a danger. we let that whole nuclear danger escape to escape the attention of the 90's and second bush administration and i think we need to get back into the obama administration is moving us back in the right direction there. and there's a number of other issues that we need to get back and we go into some of those in the book basically i think that american and russian security interests are much more consistent in conflict and we need to find ways to get back to the sort of cooperation that the reagan and bush administration carried out and get away from
what were you do if you were in the obama administration advising if the president of russia? >> guest: first of all we need to get the nuclear genie back in the bottle and you know reagan and gorbachev and the first bush administration we made great progress in reducing the threat of nuclear weapons, progress that has virtually stopped. i think it is close to in saying that the united states and russia still have over a thousand nuclear weapons, enough to destroy the world deployed, why?...
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to the panel the obama administration: early years. a critique. i guess i should give a disclaimer before we begin. as a sociologist, i formed a working group in support of obama. therefore, i was a supporter of the obama campaign, and his election. and as several of the panelist were members of that group, from my right to my -- and your left. i'm dr. donald cunnigen, i'm a professor at university of rides, department of sociology. to my right is dr. wornie reed, and also the rest of the center for race and social policy. >> dr. yvonne newsome, associate professor, and member of the department of africana, and women studies. dr. horton at the state university and also a member of this school of public. the reverend doctor. sheryl and jill. she is the mcair author professor at colby college in maine, and a preacher at a baptist church. the rev sand dr. johnny b. hill who's visiting at the chapel in college and also a professor at the interdenominational in atlanta, georgia. we'll begin with dr. reed. dr. reed wrote an interesting conversation. rel
to the panel the obama administration: early years. a critique. i guess i should give a disclaimer before we begin. as a sociologist, i formed a working group in support of obama. therefore, i was a supporter of the obama campaign, and his election. and as several of the panelist were members of that group, from my right to my -- and your left. i'm dr. donald cunnigen, i'm a professor at university of rides, department of sociology. to my right is dr. wornie reed, and also the rest of the...
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so i tend to think of the obama administration when it took office in 2009 as confronting what i call the legacy of the first george of course george w. bush. obama needed to figure out what he was going to do in the wake of the bush presidency. the other george, less obvious, would be mcgovern. the republicans ever since the george mcgovern campaign of 1972 has been kind of a republican truth that the republicans can fall back on election time even when it isn't necessarily true that the democrats are weak on defense. and the fact that this isn't true shows up over and over again at the time of the persian gulf war the shock and awe of american high-tech weaponry that we saw at the beginning of the war actually was developed in the late 1970's in the pentagon of jimmy carter under a guy with a high-tech background named william perry. democrats and repblicans have both been familiar with issues and the use of force, and it's not a black and white democrats weak on defense issue. so the problem in writing this book was the had all worked aside one another in one administration after a
so i tend to think of the obama administration when it took office in 2009 as confronting what i call the legacy of the first george of course george w. bush. obama needed to figure out what he was going to do in the wake of the bush presidency. the other george, less obvious, would be mcgovern. the republicans ever since the george mcgovern campaign of 1972 has been kind of a republican truth that the republicans can fall back on election time even when it isn't necessarily true that the...
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one how that compares to trumps administration. >> i no longer work for the obama administration says it doesn't exist. i will say only say that because i could say wish we would've done something differently. that's honesty about governing. but on this topic what we did and president obama did was take transparency to the next level. it was never satisfying enough for the press. the job of reporters and margaret is to push as far as he can push as you can possibly get. if reporters think i'm getting all the access information i could possibly hope and dream for, then i and tony are not doing our job. there is an inherent conflict or healthy push and pull that happens with that. i did not understand fully until i worked in the white house. when you're governing and have a policy to push forward it's not always helpful for the survival or press event to be debated. in 2008 president obama said if we do healthcare it will be on c-span. at the time i thought of course but when you're in the white house and see how governing works you know would've killed healthcare a couple of weeks in.
one how that compares to trumps administration. >> i no longer work for the obama administration says it doesn't exist. i will say only say that because i could say wish we would've done something differently. that's honesty about governing. but on this topic what we did and president obama did was take transparency to the next level. it was never satisfying enough for the press. the job of reporters and margaret is to push as far as he can push as you can possibly get. if reporters think...
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this comes from extreme feminist edge because pushed ahead by the obama administration for political reasons then suddenly for reasons i can describe every campus receives money not only if the woman complains or of the roommates best friend complains they get to the bottomhave investigation ever the adjudication and was designed to presume guilt. >> host: so we will come back to your comments later. >> the case that you will print the book with. so give us the highlights there were so many cases we could have led with 30 or 40 would suffice. we thought this was the one of the worst or emblematic if there was a sexual assault in this case but the way am hearst saw it it was the claim they assaulted the woman in that is typical of what goes on and she had a motive to make up the ideas that he assaulted her. >> host: so back up and give the basics. >> the guy and a woman who did not know each other well did not know each other started to make out and he was blackout drunken did not remember anything associate manner stirred oral sex to him for whatever reason then she had had enough an
this comes from extreme feminist edge because pushed ahead by the obama administration for political reasons then suddenly for reasons i can describe every campus receives money not only if the woman complains or of the roommates best friend complains they get to the bottomhave investigation ever the adjudication and was designed to presume guilt. >> host: so we will come back to your comments later. >> the case that you will print the book with. so give us the highlights there were...